How does one walk blameless before the Lord

This is a lil something I learned today during my morning devotion/bible study and I thought that I'd share.

Psalm 19:12-13 (NIV)

¹² Who can discern his errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.
¹³ Keep your servant also from willful sins;
may they not rule over me.
Then will I be blameless,
innocent of great transgression.

Genesis 4:6-7 (NIV)

⁶ Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? ⁷ If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."



It concerns being 'blameless' before the Lord. There were men in the Old testament who's walk with God were considered blameless such as Job, David & Noah. But what exactly did it mean to be blameless? Is it was being without sin? The Bible says that no man is without sin. John 8 teaches this. Not to mention that David was an adulturer and Noah got drunk. So that couldn't be it. So why were they called blameless if they were clearly men that sinned?

I believe that it is because they mastered willful sin. David asked the Lord to keep Him from willful sin and he also asked that willful sin would not rule over him. The Lord advised Cain not to commit wilful when he told him that he must master the sin that is crouching at his door. There are certain sinful acts we are ignorant of and althought they are still considered sin, the Lord, if we ask for His grace and forgiveness, will be leniant on us. However, there are certain sins that we are VERY aware of. Who hear doesn't know the 10 commandments? Do not lie, do not steal, do not commit adultury are all familiar to us. If we commit those sins, understanding that it is an act of hatred against the Lord, then that is considered a willful sin, or in other words, a great transgression. That's not cool. I'll give you an example.

If Jane walks into a Chanel boutique and sees a pair of shades that she really likes. Someone took it out of the display and left it on the counter while the person working in the store went to the back room for something. No one is watching her and if she wanted to steal the shades, this would be her opportunity. As she becomes aware of this opportunity, she begins to think about what she should do. *Should I steal it... no ones looking.. it's really nice... nah that would be bad.. thou shalt not steal.. but its so clutch.. like i really like it.. no one will know.. i can ask for forgiveness later.. but nah, God wouldn't be pleased..* [Sin is literally crouching at her door as she ponders to herself] MASTERING SIN is if she stops meditating on stealing the glasses and puts her thoughts back on things that are good and pure. WILLFUL SIN is if she decides, *what the heck.. I'll do it!* and she takes the shades.


Be masters of willful sin and your walk with the Lord shall be called blameless. For the Lord has commanded us to master willful sin.

Take care Love